Spring hook



M. A. A. FLANNERY.

SPRING HOOK.

APPLICATIOILFJLED JUNE 19. 1918.-

Iatented Jan. 10, 1922.

UNHTED STATES;

MARX ANN A. FLANNERY, 0F FALll/IOUTH, BLAINE.

SPRING- HOOK.

incense Application filed June 19, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARY ANN A. FLAN- NERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Falmouth, in the county or Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in spring hooks, and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character which is adapted to be secured to a shoe or garment that is provided with an eyelet so that'the lacing strings can be caught by the hook instead of passing the same through the eyelet.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a resilient head to the hook adapted to prevent the hook from becoming accidentally detached from the eyelet during use.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a spring hook of the abovestated character which will be simple, durable and eflicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view. as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention. reference will be had to the follow ing description and accompanying drawing. in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of spring hooks applied to eyelets of a garment or shoe. and which are constructed in accordance with my invention Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, illustrating the hook extending through an eyelet and secured to the garment carrying the eyelet.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the hook.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates as an entirety a hook constructed from a single length of wire, which is bent near one end into circular formation to form an attaching loop or base 2 which can be readily sewed to a garment or shoe, or may be secured thereto in any well known manner. After the formation Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jami. jl 1922.

Serial No. 240,775.

of the base or attaching loop 2, the wire is then bent angularly thereto to form a shank 3, the end of which extends forwardly over the base or attaching loop, and is bent upon itself to form a resilient head i. The end of the wire after forming the head a is bent downwardly in close relation to the shank 3 and forwardly to form a finger 5, which co operates with the base 2 in supporting th hook on a garment or shoe. The l pressed, and owing to its resiliency will return to its initial formation after being re leased to retain the hook within the evelet.

The hooks are to be inserted through the SO connection with as illustrated in eyelets and can be used in the ordinary lacing strings. Figure 1. However. the h directly upon garments without ha lets by attaching the base 2 to the garments by stitching or other fastening means.

l Vhile l have Sl1 n11 and. d es" ibed the pre :tcrred embodiment of my inve tion, will be und- 'stood that ininorcha. s in cons tion, combination and arra V 90 may be made without dep from the spirit and scope of the invent on cl Havl thus described my iuv I claim is:

A spring hook compri ng? a si1* of wire bent adjacent one of its ends circular attaching base and extendii upwardly and rearw: r shanln said wire a of the base to form a finger grip to contra the head.

In testimony whercot l afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY ANN A. FLANNERY.

Witnesses:

Josnrn E. F. CONNOLLY, Mans Dv Knnrn 

